Lost Energy Restored by Psychine
Clarkson Ontario man credits Psychine with reviving his son Wilbert after years of weakness and poor appetite. The letter claims rapid improvement after one to two bottles, noting regained energy and ability to work on the farm. The ad urges use against colds and grippes, with prices 50 cents and 1.00.
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Deo. Patt
Clarkson
Ont
Wilbert
Oer Bey
Dr. T. A. Slocum, Limited
Torono
Highlander in Third Class Brought Comfort by Cure
A traveller to London recalls a silent two hour journey in a third class carriage with an elderly Highlander who finally speaks of fatigue. The exchange highlights Rolloway's Corn Cure as a speedy relief for corns amid travel hardship and poverty.
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Inverness
London
Rolloway
Pink Coral Neck Face Prompting Garment Guarantee Joke
A man buys red flannel shirts guaranteed not to shrink. Weeks later he recalls no shrinkage, only a wife’s remark about a pink coral neck face after dressing, prompting a humorous exchange. The clerk notes no garment issues, just the unintended color mishap.
Hall's Catarrh Cure Patent Medicine Affidavit
Frank J. Cheney sworn as senior partner of F J Cheney & Co of Toledo Ohio that the firm will pay one hundred dollars for each case of catarrh not cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. Notary A W Gleason dated December 6 1886. Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken internally and claims to act on blood and mucous surfaces. F J Cheney & Co Toledo Ohio advertise the remedy and offer testimonials. Pill advertisement for constipation included.
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State of Ohio
City of Toledo
Lucas County
Frank J. Cheney
F J
A. W. Gleason
Two tramps Consider Shelter Behind Lodging Houses
The two tramps, Wiggins and Higgins, discuss safe lodging as they land in hand. They fear lodging houses and imagine a fire could force authorities to hose them out, preferring to avoid such places.
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Sant Wiggins
Higgins
Wiggins
Lathams Home Run and the Birth of the Dude
Chris von der Ahe rewarded Annle Latham after a season opening home run by dressing him in new clothes for days. The tailor bill led to a playful exchange about payment and pride. From that moment Latham was nicknamed the dude by club officials and fans.
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Latham
St. Louis Browns
Comiskey
Chris von der Abe
Artle
Chris
Arile
Pal
von der Ahe
Cook’s Folly Tower story in Avon Gorge tale
The London Tatler recounts a tale from Leigh woods about Cook whose son would be killed by a serpent. To avert this he built a thigh tower and locked him inside. A viper in a fagot lit the fire and the boy died, giving the tower its enduring name Cook’s Folly.
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Clifton Downs
Avonmouth
Avon Gorge
London Tatler
Cook
Leigh Woods
Cook's Folly
Napoleon Portraits At Apsley House Duel In Duke Wellington Memoir
Washington Irving recounts an evening at Apsley House hosted by the Duke of Wellington for William IV. Napoleon is praised with portraits placed throughout the mansion and a marble statue by Canora on the grand staircase, its outstretched arm bearing Victory while ladies draped shawls over it.
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Washington Irving
Duke of Wellington
Apsley House
William IV
Napoleon
Canora
Caesar
The Elder That Swore in a Sabbath Marble Tale
In Reminiscences of Dean Ramsay an elder scolds children for marble playing on Sunday. He declares they go to hell and are burned. A boy replies with blunt honesty and shocks his sister.
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Kirk
Jeanie
Dean Ramsay
Hats as Aids to Matrimony in Grand Magazine
A columnist notes that hats guide marriage choices, quoting Mme C. De Broutelles on how a stylish hat can influence a man’s opinion and a wife’s social appeal, emphasizing the link between appearance and match selection.
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Mme. C. de Broutelles
Grand Magazine
Seeking Relief. Darky boards train to join the Mormons
A fragment notes a Black worker or traveler speaking of leaving to join the Mormons after learning of a wife’s death, implying tension between romance and survival as a heavy establishment looms.
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Darky
Jim
de Mormona
Nature Encourages Action Not Command
A concise line notes nature does not command but invites effort, urging individuals to act rather than wait for decree. The quote elevates self-motivated work as intrinsic to achievement.
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Caririe
Maud Muller Scoops the Snow on Winter Day
A playful Chicago bust tale recounts Maud Muller clearing snow from steps while the judge slips and loses his wig and teeth. The scene ends with Maud laughing despite the mishap and reflecting on a possible romantic fate.
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Maud Muller
Maudie
Jude
Liv
Mand Muller
Chicago
London to Open Huge Honor Oak Reservoir
A massive reservoir near London, covering twenty one acres, will open in a couple of months to supply the city. It holds a storage capacity of 56 500 000 gallons. The item also notes a worm remedy and a quip about settling land disputes via sidewalk snow shoveling.
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Honor Oak
City of London
Gentle laxative ad and a jesting drawer quip
An advertisement promotes Baby's Own Tablets as a gentle laxative for children with a government analyst confirming no opiates. A testimonial from Mrs. Geo. McLean of Springfield, N S endorses the product, sold by mail from The Dr Williams Medicine Co. A separate joke notes a girl stirring a top bureau drawer until she finds something.
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Geo. McLean
Springfield
N.S
Dr. Williams’ Medicine Co
Stockville
Ont
Minard's Liniment Credited By Quebec Merchant
A. Cote of St Isidore Quebec attests Theodore Derais was cured of rheumatism after five years using Minard's Liniment. He invites inquiries to verify the claim with Derais, the parish priest, or neighbors, dated May 12, 1895.
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Minard
Tramp Dog Bites Woman in Leg Incident
A Boston Transcript report notes a tramp bitten by a dog, with the dog’s owner offering feeding plans as the event unfolds. The exchange highlights a tense moment between bystander and dog owner amid the incident.
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Boston Transcript
Man blamed spiritualism in suicide of English schoolteacher
In Manchester, John Houghton, a schoolteacher, shot himself after years of spiritualism allegedly harming his mind. His widow and letters reveal struggle and pleas to his wife and children, with the coroner noting spiritualism as likely cause of mental disorder and returning a verdict of death by own action while insane.
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Manchester
England
John Houghton
Houghton
Agnes
John
P.S
Giant Humans Once Lived As Tall As Sixteen Feet
A French statistician studied three centuries of human height records and concluded mankind will shrink over time. Heights drop from 1.75 meters in 1010 to 5 ft 3.75 in today, then to 15 inches by 40 A. T. withIlliopations left on Earth. he warns the world may end as people disappear.
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Europe
Giliath
London
King George III appoints Manners-Sutton archbishop
In a Windsor dinner, King George III privately offered Archbishopric of Canterbury to Dr. Manners-Sutton. The bishop accepted after a brief exchange, despite Pitt's later anger. The king honored his prior verbal commitment and Manners-Sutton held the post for twenty three years.
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Manners-Sutton
Norwich
Windsor
King George III
Archbishop of
Canterbury
Pitt
Windsor Castle
Archbishop Moore
Lincoln
Pretyman
Michael McDonagh
Chambers’ Journal
Time to Go
A reporter recalls a San Francisco earthquake dispatch from a telegraph operator that brought a rare smile amid the disaster. The quip about seeking the simple life circulated through newspaper offices, including the Philadelphia Ledger, easing the grim mood.
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San Francisco
Philadelphia Ledger
Causes of Cannibalism According to French Review
A French review cites three motives for cannibalism: necessity, pleasure, and fashion. About 20 percent honor the dead by eating them, 19 percent consume great warriors for courage, and 29 percent punish enemies while 32 percent eat for fashion or savor. Indianapolis News mentions these figures.
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Indianapolis News
Fat Singers Why A Medical Gentleman Explains Lung Development
A Comoedia writer cites a medical expert in Punch asserting that many famous singers suffer from lung development issues. The piece notes prior belief blamed strenuous lyric training for operatic fatigue and public performances.
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Comoedia
He who foresees calamities suffers them twice over
Proverb attributed to Torteous warns that anticipating trouble doubles the burden, suggesting caution against dwelling on worst outcomes.
Once More from The Great West
Cyrille Maginel a farmer near Findlay Manitoba credits Dodd's Kidney Pills with curing him of rheumatism and diabetes after twelve boxes. He says sleep improved and he feels well, noting doctors failed earlier. The ad asserts kidney disease underlies many ailments and claims kidney pills cure diabetes and rheumatism by cleansing impurities from blood.
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Cyrille Maginel
Findlay
Dodd
Dodd’s
American tourist cracks up Cairo Sphinx with cement nose joke
An American traveler inspecting the Egyptian Sphinx complains it would be easy to remove the nose and replace it with a cement one in Chicago. He remarks the statue would look comical to see head swim after such a stunt.
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Spinx
America
Chicago
Shiloh's Cure Cited For Coughs And Colds
The saying Shiloh's Cure will always cure my coughs and colds is echoed. A proverb from Smart Set notes that a man who condones a neighbor's sin often prepares his own repentance in advance.
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Shiloh
Wonderful baby born to Browns with comic family chorus
A humorous society piece presents the Browns celebrating a newborn boy. Mothers, fathers, siblings and even Uncle Jack the dog fancier share over the top compliments and playful banter about the infant, his looks and future antics.
Hippo Potamus Earning Favor in African Hunt Tales
In Wide World Magazine an African travel piece extols the hippopotamus as valuable for ivory hide meat and the danger of pursuit. It notes hippos provide abundant meat that stays fresh and a distinctive musk odor both alive and in flesh, shaping native appreciation and foreign aversion.
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Wide World Magazine
Are the Dead Alive Are They Not
In Fremont Rider's Are the Dead Alive from Deline ator the author compares vibrations in electricity and sound to unseen psychic forces. He argues that beyond sensory limits there may be psychic energies detectable only by effects on instruments or consequences, much as X rays and ultraviolet marks show unseen phenomena.
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Fremont Rider
Delineator
Ironworker Witness Describes Italian Street Work Crew
T A Daly in American Magazine recounts a scene on Bayside Street where a towering Italian worker digs trenches with a spade, impressing locals with speed and strength. A man challenges the observers, claiming the Italian speaker is exaggerating the tale.
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Earia
Bayside
Deesa Street
Antonio
Gregorio
T. A. Daly
American Magazine
Rich man wooes maid with a flaunty bill gift
A Chicago News item describes a purportedly honest poor man proposing to a beauty who mocks his offer. He displays a stack of $1,000 bills to prove wealth, prompting the maid to faint when she attempts to embrace him.
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Chicago News
Fight Over Toy Card Stakes Wounds Two Young Children
At Ballyboy Ireland Petty Sessions four children played cards with toy packs and broken china as stakes. A quarrel erupted injuring two boys under six. one boy lost an eye in the scuffle. Authorities heard the case and noted the age and injuries.
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Ballyboy
Ireland
Iix
Immigrant background cited in playful New York Likie notice
The item notes Eleanor’s mixed American and German parentage and a humorous exchange where the daughter asks her mother to send her husband back to Germany after disciplinary acts. The brief reflects ethnic stereotypes and domestic vignette typical of the era’s society pages.
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Eleanor
Germany
New York
Free Gin Pills Offer Promises Relief
A testimonial notice from A. Brown of Hamilton endorses Gin Pills and invites readers to request a free sample box by mentioning the paper. Pills advertised at 50 cents a box or 6 for 2.50, sold by National Drug & Chemical Co. Limited, Denton, N.Y., with proofs of kidney and rheumatic relief claimed.
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A. Brown
Mamilton
Dent.n.y
National Drug & Cheragical Co., Limited
Jeranio
Disraeli Among the Lords and Liver Pills Advised
The piece recounts a quip about Disraeli in the House of Lords and notes Parmelee's Vegetable Pills as the leading liver remedy. It also mentions a painterly remark about poems and readers.
Shilohs Cure Mentioned In Curious Child Exchange
A fragment from the Lutheran Observer presents a playful exchange where Louise asserts Shilohs Cure cures her coughs and colds. She claims furs line her garments as she walks with her mother through the store, insisting she has furs lined with kittens.
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Louise
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Palgary
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A. E. McKenzie Co., Ltd
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Toronto
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